Boxcar Willie

Boxcar Willie was a unique figure in country music, both as a self-made myth and as an artist who, after years of marginal dabbling at the genre’s fringes, transformed himself into an international sensation. With his rumpled bib-and-tucker overalls, scraggly beard and the ability to vocally deliver a piercing, pitch-perfect train whistle effect, the singer-guitarist represented an appealing host of bygone socio-cultural touchstones—steam locomotives, carefree tramps, old-time hillbilly music—and ultimately sold multi-millions of albums in the United States, Canada and Great Britain. A resolute... Read More

Real Name:

Lecil Travis Martin

City Of Origin:

Sterret,
Texas

Genre:

Country, Traditional Country

Birthdate:

09/01/1931

Death date:

04/12/1999

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